>> hello. you are watching live from paris. i am with you for the next hour of rolling news and interviews. here are the headlines. a unity government. the ukrainian parliament has approved the formation of a national coalition. the threat of growing separatism in crimea. deposed president viktor yanukovych has sought asylum in russia and had his request granted. in his statement thursday, he said he is still the president. possible war crimes. israel is using excessive reckless violence in the west bank according to amnesty

international. this is live from paris. and also coming up on the program for you, the special series on farming. as france's biggest agricultural fair takes place in the capital, we will discover the great african snail. we will bring you a sports roundup on your football action a little later. a day of fast-moving events in ukraine. -- armed men seized control of the headquarters in crimea. the russian flag is flying from the parliament building. havekraine prosecutors

opened what they call a terror probe into the incident. the development comes as russia claims it is prepared to act in an uncompromising manner to protect the rights of his compatriots in ukraine. we are following the events there. what is happening? , we'vehe past hour or so had a bunch of pro-russian militant groups showing up in front of the capital and taking the place of the police, which had been all morning forming a tight security cordon around the parliament building, presumably to protect it. those reports of armed men who had intruded and broken into the parliament thomas an unknown , aner -- the parliament unknown number of them. the police presence has been lightened a bit. we have seen these groups of pro-russian activists showing up in the past hour or so.

there are several different groups. what they are doing is they are lined up in very tight rows and they are not letting anyone approach the parliament building. they are the self-appointed .uardians there are lots of russian flags. lots of russians gathered. a lot of curious people trying to figure out what's going on. as far as the probe into the incident in parliament, not just the parliament, but other government buildings, it is not quite clear who is inside, how many are inside, and what side they support in this standoff between pro-russians and those who support what has been happening in kiev. there is still a lot of uncertainty, a lot of unknowns. it is still a rather tense situation in the capital of crimea.

still, a police presence, slightly lower than what we saw this morning. lots of pro-russian groups gathering together to support what they say they -- what they say. they want to be their own crimea. thank you very much for bringing us all the very latest from crimea. let's go to the capital, ukraine's parliament has approved a new pro-western coalition as the country faces ,ts major crisis -- crises separatism and bankruptcy. the new cabinet was unveiled before a crowd of 25,000 people in the capital's independence square late thursday. the core of the message was it is going to be a hard road ahead for ukraine. we are joined by our correspondent, gulliver cragg. >> the actual formal vote in parliament to approve this new government hasn't actually happened. what we saw was the confirmation

that the parties have decided on a coalition which will have 250 thats its members, and means a clear majority in the ukrainian parliament. they were invited to raise their hands if they were confirming they would be part of this coalition and they all did -- most of them did. the whole parliament will vote, not just the members of the coalition. 250he coalition does have members as it says it does, then it should just be a formality to confirm the approval of this new government. it is not at all clear that this has the approval of ukraine's people. there are demonstrators outside the parliament. there are some people they did not approve of, in particular the interior minister.

>> protesters appeared to have had a big input into the forming of this cabinet. yes. there are two prominent figures in the protest movement who weren't in politics before who have now been given positions in the government. -- of them is going to be the other will head an anticorruption commission. the main goal of this commission , at least one of its main priorities, has got to be to try what yanukovych and his cronies stole and to try to get them back into the coffers of the ukraine. it is a case of tens of billions of dollars that yanukovych is suspected of stealing. >> gulliver cragg, thank you very much for updating us from kiev.

viktor yanukovych has been speaking out this thursday. he says he is still the legitimate president of his country. moscow has granted the deposed president protection shortly after he sought help. that is according to officials quoted by russian news agencies. it is being reported that yanukovych has been seen in the moscow how tell -- in a moscow hotel. he is currently on the run from the interim authorities in key have -- in kiev. warrant was issued for the mass murders of protesters there. ukraine's acting president has warned that russia's black sea fleet should not leave port in crimea or it will be seen by ukraine as an act of aggression. that followed vladimir putin's demand on wednesday for combat readiness drill of the russian military. the u.s. has warned russia against making a grave mistake with any military action.

nato has also warned against any military action. on.let's move the european parliament is expected to give the green light for the lifting of the visa requirements for the people of mold over. moldova.d o-- of moldova has an association agreement with vicki you -- with the e.u. amnesty international says in some cases the kate -- killing of palestinian forces by israelis could constitute a war crime. troops have killed dozens of palestinians in the last three years. only one israel he soldier has been convicted of causing rock -- wrongful death. >> excessive and reckless -- -- that is amnesty

amnesty international's verdict on the level of force used in the west bank over the past three years. the human rights ngo says there is a culture of impunity among the groups. andhat you have in israel the occupied territories is that the military investigates itself . this is not independent or impartial investigations. >> according to the u.n., 45,000 -- 4500ians were killed palestinians were killed, including six children. report entitled "trigger-happy," amnesty highlighted the report of a 16-year-old schoolboy who was shot in the back of the head in january last year after staging a protest near a separation barrier on the edge of his village. did noter says his son pose any danger to the troops when they shot him. >> they didn't want to arrest

him. they could have just done that. instead they started firing. one bullet hit his head, another his stomach. the one that went into his head came from the back to the four head. -- the forehead. >> israel has responded by saying the report was unverifiable and that the testimonies given were politically motivated. it has also claimed amnesty failed to acknowledge what he called a substantial increase in palestinian-initiated violence -- what it called a substantial increase in palestinian-initiated violence in the past year. skype tol speak by amnesty's director for the middle east and north africa. thanks for joining us. what your core argument in relation to the killings around the west bank? detailave documented in cases of palestinian civilians

who have been killed by israeli forces in the occupied west bank . and what we have concluded is that there is a clear pattern of israeli killings, that forces used lethal force, live ammunition in some cases, in other cases rubber coated metal bullets that are lethal, when people were demonstrating. in some cases they would be for demonstration. in other cases, people were throwing stones. we believe that grossly excessive force, lethal force was used unnecessarily. >> but the israeli army can explain it. they argue you are ignoring the substantial increase in palestinian violence initiated over the past year. what is your response to that? >> we are not ignoring violence whatsoever. we are very clear in this report and have gone into great detail in each of the different cases about what these precise circumstances were.

in some cases, these were peaceful events, peaceful demonstrations. in other cases, indeed there was violence. youths cases, use -- were throwing stones. the question we have tried to answer is whether the israeli forces used force that was compliant with international standards. and where we have cases of people who were throwing stones against heavily armored israeli military personnel, we have done the assessment on the basis of medical reports, eyewitness accounts, human rights activists. in some cases, we were able to attend and witnessed demonstrations ourselves. on the basis of journalists' and 'uman rights activists accounts. live ammunition was used against what were sometimes children. it was often unnecessary. what the israeli authorities

have not come -- done is come back to us, despite our requests for them to do so, to give us their version of events. >> you say the israeli killings might constitute a war crime. why can't you be more definite in your language? >> we are talking about three cases in particular where we believe that the evidence points to the israeli forces having willfully killed individuals. the boy who was shot twice from behind as he was fleeing, already wounded. that is the sort of case where there appears to be evidence of a gross breach of the new national humanitarian law and a war crime. we cannot make determinations about whether a war crime has actually happened.

that would need to happen in a court of law. that is why we are calling for him partial, independent investigations into these cases. , independential investigations into these cases. >> let's update you on the israel-palestinian peace talks. u.s. moves were rejected to extend the april deadline to achieve a framework peace deal between the two sides. after a three-year hiatus, u.s.-sponsored peace talks resumed last july. north korea fired four short-range missiles towards the towards the sea off the country's east coast. it took place from a mountain site.

north korea has in the past fired short-range missiles into the sea as part of a -- as part of military exercises. thailand's anticorruption agency has weighed charges of negative against prime minister yingluck shinawatra. farmers were paid above the market price. there have been months of antigovernment unrest. the development adds to government woes. farmers are normally a block that is supportive of the prime minister -- normally a bloc that is supportive of the prime minister. britain, angela merkel is at westminster. she addresses both houses of parliament shortly before her visit to number 10 downing street. in the evening, she has an audience with queen elizabeth at buckingham palace. david cameron has promised an on europeanendum

union membership, a move that has not endeared him with merk el. the first return visit by captain press -- captain francesco skip teeny -- francesco schettini. he is expected to board the now salvaged ship sometime thursday. a reminder of our headlines on live from paris. protecting the integrity of ukraine becomes the main focus for the new authorities in key have -- in kiev. leader,sed ukrainian viktor yanukovych, is supposed to have sought asylum in russia and have had -- and have had his

request granted. in a statement thursday, he said he is still ukraine's president. israel is accused of using reckless violence in the west bank. that is according to amnesty international. israel says they are responding to an upsurge in violence. time for our special series on farming. france's biggest agricultural fair is taking place in paris. today, we take you to an agricultural school and we discover the giant african snail. >> hello. welcome to our special edition from the paris agricultural fair. we will take a closer look at what it takes to become a farmer. youngsters have to learn their trade in specialized schools.

the sun is up in the flock has arrived. class is in session. each week, trainees at this agricultural school spend three to four hours taking care of different animals. today's lesson -- the pedicure. > we are trimming the hooves. we make them flat so they don't get infected. it is hard work. >> students learn about each step along the production line, following the animal from its birth to the butcher. >> we keep track of the animals. we help supervise. they are doing it all. be a cut above the rest, students learn all the cuts -- loins, dozens of different kinds, and how to prepare them to make them ideal for cooking. >> it's important to begin with

the thickest part in order to make it more cylindrical when you are done. >> next step -- making the sale. students deal to let -- deal directly with customers. >> i know the quality here. they are grass fed. it is perfect. thanks, but also honey to be keeper training. there are 150 agricultural schools like this one showing their products -- selling their products across france. the delegation is looking for investments to moderate -- modernize. --latin, it is called better known as the giant african snail. it is a delicacy. this is an experimental snail anm -- this man has

experimental snail farm. >> snails are a product of the future. it is a very sought after food. then there are byproducts. the slime can be used in cosmetics and therapeutic products. -- producersduces want to build a larger factory. a first step to joining the export markets dominated by cocoa. in chad, it is a different story for the agricultural sector. farmers suffer from using antiquated techniques. there are very few factories to commercialize their goods. >> they need help controlling water. they need assistance to getting goods to market and to produce finished goods to reach the

national and international markets. they need to be able to export their produce. >> modernizing african farming is one goal for a regional aid body in west africa. it helps finance the research behind these machines to speed , increasingsks productivity. they want to share the technology across member states. >> the principal interest is that it is a crossroads to exchange techniques, experience, and knowledge for all the countries involved. increasing african nations' productivity is vital. despite its rich agricultural potential, each year the continent imports $30 billion worth of food. , whileill be looking at it may be down-to-earth, agriculture can be high-tech. until next time, goodbye.

>> now it is time for sports. we bring you all the latest on the champions league. >> chelsea made the perfect start. back -- torres was back in the starting lineup. minutes into the second half, they took advantage to equalize. 1-1. the finish. an emotional return. didn't totally control the midfield like we did in the first half. they were playing at home in front of their own fans. they were under pressure to

perform. hopefully for us, the goal that we managed to score will give us plenty of confidence for the second leg." ba said it was a quality match. it took advantage of our errors. in the second, we acted well. we gave them some problems. madrid have one foot in the quarterfinals after thrashing schalke. rinaldo showed why he is the -- ronaldo showed why he is the player of the year. ahalke's striker scored consolation goal. a bruising 6-1 final score. " we came out very

strong. we have a lot of respect for schalke. we are in great shape mentally and physically. we have to continue in this way, keep improving him a and take all of our next match is very seriously. when we do this, it makes a big difference." " i think that we are currently think we are currently enjoying a good time," he said. will be in the e best position to face our next match is." goal was scored by a transfer. he is not the only quality player on the side.

>> we realize they have [indiscernible] we didn't learn as much as we would have liked about the defense. i'm hoping we will find out a lot more tomorrow night. we will try to get on the front foot and push them back and see how they can defend. we know they have cracks on the counterattack. it is as simple as that. there were no points into the last five minutes of the game. then we decide we are now going to come out and play. we are going to play from the start. >> there will be no farewell appearance before he moves clubs. he has a hamstring injury. kyle walker could return from injury. french international midfielder will remain at paris saint jermaine -- at paris st.

germain. he is part of their plans for the future. tennis now. novak djokovic, the defending champion, as cruised into the open,rfinals of the dubai playing his first competitive event since being knocked out of the australian quarterfinals by eventual champion stan wawrinka. next up, russianñgg99ññwçça7gc